nonclassical
adjective
non·clas·s·ical
ˌnän-ˈkla-si-kəl 
: not classical
nonclassical music
a nonclassical method
Examples of nonclassical in a Sentence
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But the talented songwriter has of late been inextricably linked to some of the best work from Swift, winning producer of the year nonclassical honors in 2023 and 2022.
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USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile two awards — producer of the year and songwriter of the year, both for nonclassical music — have been moved to the general field.
—Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
Nominees for producer of the year, nonclassical, include Jack Antonoff, known for his work with Swift and Del Rey; Daniel Nigro (Rodrigo); Hit-Boy (Nas, Don Toliver); Dernst Emile II, known as D’Mile (Monét); and Metro Boomin (Travis Scott; Drake & 21 Savage).
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Finneas shared in most of those Grammys, with his own 2020 win for producer of the year, nonclassical.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Both are up for awards on March 14: Thundercat for progressive R&B album (competing against Chloe x Halle, Jhené Aiko, Robert Glasper and Free Nationals) and the 37-year-old Lotus for producer, nonclassical (against Jack Antonoff, Andrew Watt, Dan Auerbach and Dave Cobb).
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
Now, the two-piece, in addition to being nominated for best new artist, is also up for best alternative performance, best alternative album, best engineering, nonclassical and best remixed recording.
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2023
And nonclassical sounds find their way in — little reminders of a world outside the concert hall and traces of the humanity often left behind in the commandeering conductor’s wake.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
In particular, entanglement of particles enables information about them to be spread around and manipulated in nonclassical ways.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2022
USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile two awards — producer of the year and songwriter of the year, both for nonclassical music — have been moved to the general field.
—Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
Nominees for producer of the year, nonclassical, include Jack Antonoff, known for his work with Swift and Del Rey; Daniel Nigro (Rodrigo); Hit-Boy (Nas, Don Toliver); Dernst Emile II, known as D’Mile (Monét); and Metro Boomin (Travis Scott; Drake & 21 Savage).
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Finneas shared in most of those Grammys, with his own 2020 win for producer of the year, nonclassical.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Both are up for awards on March 14: Thundercat for progressive R&B album (competing against Chloe x Halle, Jhené Aiko, Robert Glasper and Free Nationals) and the 37-year-old Lotus for producer, nonclassical (against Jack Antonoff, Andrew Watt, Dan Auerbach and Dave Cobb).
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
Now, the two-piece, in addition to being nominated for best new artist, is also up for best alternative performance, best alternative album, best engineering, nonclassical and best remixed recording.
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2023
And nonclassical sounds find their way in — little reminders of a world outside the concert hall and traces of the humanity often left behind in the commandeering conductor’s wake.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
In particular, entanglement of particles enables information about them to be spread around and manipulated in nonclassical ways.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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“Nonclassical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonclassical. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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